
Building a high-performance drag-and-drop table library for React
Tables are everywhere in React apps — admin panels, dashboards, analytics tools, and data grids. One thing that’s surprisingly tricky to implement well is drag-and-drop reordering, especially when you want: row reordering column reordering smooth animations good performance with large datasets Most existing solutions rely heavily on React re-renders during drag operations, which can become slow when working with large tables. So I built a small library called flexitablesort. What it does flexitablesort enables drag-and-drop row and column reordering for React tables with a focus on performance and minimal dependencies. Key features: Row and column drag support Smooth animations using direct DOM transforms Auto-scroll when dragging near container edges Works with virtual scrolling (tested with "@tanstack/react-virtual") No external UI framework required Fully styleable components Event delegation for performance Demo Live demo and documentation: https://samiodeh1337.github.io/sortable-t
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